The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
Helena, which will be called DeLacy addi-
ton. 1t is located north of the city.

Coiu pleLloH. 1ue lasL stone on the tower
has been laid and the inside work is being
pushed as rapidly as the many workmen
can do it.
Lady Preuitt, a noted brood mare and
one of the celebrities of the Montana turf,
was sold Saturday by her owners, Messrs.
Hundley & Preuitt, for 81, 500. Mr.. Mar
Gus DAILY, of Butte, was the purchaser, and
she will be forwarded to California and
placed for time on Haggin 6 Tevis' stud
farm.
r, Coburn, of White Sulphur Springs,
yesterday purchased of L. H. Carter the
two-story frame dwelling on Lawrence
street adjoining the residence of John
Rohrbaugh. The building was originally
erected by Henry Neil.
Messrs. L. H. and Aaron Hershfield and
K. ". Tooe are preparing to build an ex-
tenslye brick block on their ground on
Main street adjoining the Grand Central
hotel. This necessitates the tearing down
of the old Masonic temple, corner of Main
and Edwards streets, which site will be
occupied by the new Merchants National
bank, which is to be one of the finest
buildings in Montana.
HELENA, February 22.-The joint COM
mittee of the Dakota legislature appointed
to confer with like committee from the
Montana legislature, arrived in Helena
last night accompanied by twenty or
thirty ladies and gentlemen, representa-
tive citizens of our adjoining territory. A
delegation Of Montana stock growers met
them at the depot and escorted them to
the city. The committee consisted of
Hons. Alexander Hughes and I. W. Wash
abaugh, from the council, and Hons. }.
H. Fletcher, John A. Ely and F. Green,
from the house of representatives. AT a
late hour last night they met informally
with the Montana delegation at the Grand
Central hotel parlor and arranged plans Of
action for to-day. C1r committee consists
of Hons. Thompson and Kennedy, from
the council, and Hons. johnson, Harwood
and Titman, from the house of represen-
tatives. The subjects will be gone through
in detail and every effort made to devise
just and satisfactory provisions tending to
properly guard the interests of cattle and
cattlemen in both territories and to pre-
vent SO far as ii their power The spread,
by contagion or otherwise, of that dread
epidemic, pleuro- pneumonia.
Gov. Leslie hesitates to affix his sigma
ture to the Park county bill, not from any
feeling of opposition to the measure, but
from what he regards as technical flaw
in the bill. 1t is possible that it will have
to be returned to the legislature for pass
age again with the flaws remedied.
Hon. L. A. Brown is improving gradu-
ally and hopes to be able to again be in
his seat before the session is over.
The Anaconda company started fires in
thirteen furnaces, one-half the full capac-
ity, yesterday. They will start the con-
centrator on Wednesday or Thursday next,
and the entire works at Anaconda will
probably be running in full blast in fort
night. There are one thousand tons of
coal now at the works, and the officers of
the railroad guarantee that unless there be
repetition Of the storms with augmented
force, which is improbable, the supply of
coal for the smelters shall not decrease.
At the mines operations will be prosecuted
with Wonted yigor as soon as the smelters
hox hn ha1f nf
the force Of men are now at work.
The Alice company, which closed down
last Saturday for want of salt, started up
the 10-stamp mill to-day and will resume
operations in the other mills and in the
mines in few days. Two cars of salt ar
rived yesterday and an ample supply is to
follow.
The G.. A. r. reunion to come off in
this city to- day will be strictly reunion
of old soldiers. No ladies' are to be ad-
mitted. The veterans will first meet in
Fidelity hall, next to the opera house, and
after the transa ction of business will re-
pair to Caplice hall, where a banquet will
be spread.
The Abbott English opera company,
fifty strong, opened to a crowded house
last night. Verdi's "La Trayiata" was
the selection for the opening night, and a
grand triumph was scored. This is Hele-
mas first grand opera, and the citizens
generally are determined that it shall be
we'll patronized.
The Indian commission, after resting a
lay or two, will proceed to Washington
erritory, where they have some work to
10 in the way of settling claims and adj
usting Indian matters. Mr.. Larabee re-
nrns TO Washington city from here and
ir. Andrews takes his place. The re-
oorts of the commission relative to their
Montana work was promptly forwarded to |
Washington within few hours after they
we're signed, and there is nothing to pre-